MELAKA: Umno is prepared to give full details of the RM50mil it raised to pay former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s fine, says party president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
The Deputy Prime Minister said the party raised the money through crowdfunding, with contributions from Umno members and non-members, as well as the party’s branches, divisions and state liaison bodies.
“We are ready to provide with full details of the collection.
"We received guidelines from the authorities and adhered to them in full,” he told reporters after attending a gathering of Community Development Department (Kemas) staff and senior leaders in Tanjung Kling here on Tuesday (Nov 10).
Ahmad Zahid was responding to calls for by quarters to examine the sources of the donations and how the money was channelled.
He said the contributions were deposited into an account administered by Umno headquarters before the money was used to pay the fine.
Ahmad Zahid said Umno closed the account after the fund reached its RM50mil target.
Umno launched the Najib Razak Solidarity Fund on Sept 18.
Its secretary-general, Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, confirmed that the party completed payment of the fine to the Kuala Lumpur High Court on Nov 6.
Payment of the fine in the SRC International case was one of the conditions of the royal pardon granted by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim on Sept 18.
The pardon allows Najib to serve the remainder of his sentence in that case under house arrest until Aug 23, 2028.
